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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

To NY Times: Obama said US elections can't be rigged, 10/18/2016: "There is no serious person out there who would suggest that you could even rig America's elections, in part because they are so decentralized. There is no evidence that election rigging has ever happened or could happen."...Elections can't be hacked because state voting machines aren't connected to the internet-Vt. Sec. of State

"I have never seen in my lifetime or in modern political history, any
presidential candidate trying to discredit the elections and the
election process before votes have even taken place. It is
unprecedented. It happens to be based on no fact. Every expert
regardless of political party... who has ever examined these issues in a
serious way will tell you that instances of significant voter fraud are
not to be found. Keep in mind elections are run by state and local
officials."...

"So I'd advise Mr. Trump to stop whining, and go make his case to get votes," the president added.

"And if he gets the most votes, it would be my expectation of Hillary
Clinton to offer a gracious concession speechand pledge to work with
him in order to ensure that the American people benefit from an
effective government. And it would be my job to welcome Mr. Trump,
regardless of what he has said about me, or my differences with him, and
escort him over to the Capitol at which there would be a peaceful
transfer of power. That is what Americans do. That is why America is
already great. One way to make it less great, is if you start betraying
those basic American traditions that have been bipartisan and have
helped to hold together this democracy now for well over two centuries.""

NPR host: "But when it comes toactual attempts to "hack into" voting machines, tell me about the steps Vermont is taking to prevent that from happening."Jim Condos, Vt. Sec. of State: "First I want to be very, very clear.The vast majority of the states use similar but different machines.